Movies like Ek: The Power of One
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Ek: The Power of One (2009)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Mumbai-based Nandkumar Sharma is a high-priced hit-man. He is paid a princely 1.5 Crore Rupees to injure Anna Mhatre, so that the later can get enough 'sympathy' votes to get him elected as the next Chief Minister, but ends up killing him. On the run from the Police, he ends up assuming the guise of Hoshiyarpur's Puran Singh, who has been away from home for the last 18 years, and does succeed in fooling Puran's joint family. But his hopes for settling there appear to be in vain with the arrival of a CBI Team, led by Inspector Mahendra Kumar Rane - who is determined to expose and arrest Nandkumar at any and all costs.
Style:
suspense, captivating, contemplative, detective, exciting
Plot:
investigation, professional killer, hitman, betrayal, murder, murder investigation, chase, one against many, one man army, assassination, sniper, village, prostitute, train, wedding, escape, morgue, tough guy, investigator, cemetery, suicide, farm, betrayal by friend, politician, bank ...
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Most similar movies to Ek: The Power of One
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense and exciting films with plots about murder, chase, betrayal, investigation, revenge, violence and police mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Ek: The Power of One: The Killer (2006), Mission Istaanbul (2008), Singam (2010), Players of the Game (1996), Awarapan (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
Nandu, an orphan, is a top-notch professional killer in town. He manoeuvres his operations with the help of his buddy. In one such operation, he falls into the eyes of the cops. While fleeing from the crime scene, he unintentionally becomes the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Plot:
assassination, on the run, betrayal, hidden identity, dishonesty, chases and races, assassination attempt, frame up, murder, accidental killing, gunfight, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A cold-blooded contract killer hires the services of a cab driver for a full night. He forces the driver to go around Dubai as he keeps finishing off witnesses scheduled to testify against a gangster.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
hostage, hitman, danger, chase, killing, murder, criminal, twists and turns, confined, victim, murder witness, passenger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, dubai
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30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A promising journalist Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan) is offered a position to head a controversial news station in Istanbul by its owner Owais Husain (Sunil Shetty). With this offer comes the promise of money and many other perks that make this offer ...
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, psychological
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, news reporter, chase, conspiracy, frame up, murder, investigation, danger, rivalry, escapades, bare chested male ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, india
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26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam (Surya), a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s (Radha Ravi) wish. Durai ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
chase, police investigation, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, fall in love, police officer, police, crime boss, murder, abduction, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (English: Player of Players) is a 1996 Bollywood wrestling action thriller starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former World Wrestling Federation wrestlers "Crush" and Brian Lee ...
Style:
masala
Plot:
fight to the death, vengeance, brother brother relationship, suicide, sister sister relationship, brutality, betrayal, love triangle, violence, tough guy, martial arts, wrestling ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Awarapan is the story of man called Shivam (Emraan Hashmi) who searched for joy but found nothing but pain and loneliness. It is the journey of a godless heartbroken lover who in order to escape from the ghosts of his tragic past dedicates himself ...
Style:
romantic, serious, bleak, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
redemption, unrequited love, atheist, gangster, hitman, tragic love, love, love and romance, criminal heroes, unfulfillment, fall in love, tragic event ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
24%
131K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, political thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, assassination attempt, revenge, killer, chase, professional killer, assassination, contract killer, hired killer, terrorism, gangster ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
chicago, washington d.c., russia, moscow russia, montreal ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Ajay Mehra (from previous Ghayal-1990), after finishing off his life sentence, starts a newspaper called Satyakam. Still dealing with the haunting trauma of losing his loved ones, Ajay manages to make a credible name for himself in investigative ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating
Plot:
journalist, investigative journalism, investigative reporter, killing, murder mystery, political intrigue, political unrest, assassination, political corruption, political conspiracy, conspiracy, evil plot ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Sethupathi, an inspector, investigates the murder of a cop and finds that Vaathiyar, a big shot, is responsible for the killing. He arrests Vaathiyar, but an unfortunate incident that has a connection to the case he is investigating, puts his career ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
police, murder investigation, investigation, fight, murder, government conspiracy, assassination, crime solving, homicide detective, crime boss, political conspiracy, detective inspector ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ageing hit man, Harry, has just botched a job and is now the target. His daughter is also in the assassin trade and is now a target too. A young hit man called Billy is sent to take Harry out but they form an uneasy alliance...
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, rough ...
Plot:
killer, hitman, professional killer, rivalry, family relations, danger, partner, parents and children, terminal illness, contract killer, save the day, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A corporate behemoth hires a ruthless hit man to find out the identity of a whistleblower in the organization. Who wins in the end - the hunter or the hunted?
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tension, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
killer, analyst, hitman, corporate corruption, changing lives, battles, fight, career, problem, murderer, killing, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A vengeful ex-con goes on a 24 hour killing spree, never saying a word. The discredited detective investigating the case is convinced there is more to it than the evidence suggests.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
police detective, gangster, murder, betrayal, revenge, killer, police investigation, british, interrogation, youth, murder investigation, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, showdown, betrayal, murder, moral dilemma, death, police, danger, police investigation, law enforcement, organized crime, brutality ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
107K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A simple, street-smart man tries to protect his family from a tough cop looking for his missing son.
Style:
suspense thriller, suspense, mind blowing, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick
Plot:
murder, pursuit, investigation, accident, blackmail, cover up, great ending, danger, family relations, travel, morality, rape ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A hit man on the run and a woman with a secret try to evade teams of assassins headed by the lethal and relentless Mr. Gray.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
hitman, assassin, secret, on the run, fight scenes, secret identity, murder, death, chase, revenge, society, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Remake of the British classic. Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his brother's funeral. During this visit, Carter realizes that the death of his brother was not accidental, but a ...
Style:
stylized, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, gangster, brutality, murder, videotaped sex, vengeance, lone wolves, assassin, killer, criminal heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, seattle, las vegas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe (Cage) always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in ...
Style:
intense, action packed, suspense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, killer, professional killer, wing chun, assassination, redemption, transformation, contract killer, danger, runaway, gangster ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
asia, bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
21%
9K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A vengeful drug-dealer/gangster targets and terrorizes an entire police unit and their families.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
marriage proposal, death of wife, fighting crime, law enforcement, tough heroes, tough law enforcer, rivalry, love affair, brother brother relationship, murder, good versus evil, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, police detective, law enforcement, rivalry, police, murder, danger, genius, plot twist, whodunit, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Romania
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both ...
Style:
exciting, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vengeance, hitman, kickboxing, assassin, sniper, gang rape, fight, assassination, chases and races, tough heroes, martial arts, tough guy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bucharest, ukraine, eastern europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Mohan Gandhi is a wanted criminal who’s serving time for a crime he might or might not have committed. With large sums of money, lies and deceit involved, who is he really?
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, battles, fight, crime investigation, police investigation, bandit, murderer, gang, murder investigation, money laundering, conspiracy ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Kishinchand has taken to a life of crime, namely that of forging passports, and for that is under surveillance by the police. Upon his wife, Shanti's, and son, Pyarelal's insistence, he decides to give up all criminal activity and become ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, emotional, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, underworld, father son relationship, mistaken identity, tragic past, family reunited, moral dilemma, identity, guilt, forgery, betrayal, police ...
Time:
80s
Place:
london, mumbai india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder in which the President of The United States is involved occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run yet may hold evidence that could convict the President. A political thriller ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, tense, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
murder mystery, secret service, politics, usa president, political corruption, father daughter relationship, political conspiracy, president, conspiracy, justice, witnessing a crime, white house ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An ex-con trying to find work in a new Depression is lured back to a life of crime, but his gang passes the point of no return once they become fugitives.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspenseful, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
escape, heist, bank robbery, robbery, hostage, young adult, master criminal, violence, prison, police, money, investigation ...
Time:
future, 2040s, near future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, Australia, UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A retired assassins past catches up with him and his brutality surfaces as he goes on a final killing spree to make things right.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
retired, brutality, killing spree, haunted by the past, gunfight, danger, rescue, tough guy, murderer, investigation, chase, surveillance ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Committed and fiery, Sub Inspector Aravind Karunakaran is obliged to be part of an investigation where an innocent man Murali is deliberately being set up for the murder of a middle-aged couple. Fearing the consequences of revealing that they had ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, cold case, police procedural, crime investigation, crime solving, sleuth, uncover truth, police investigation, unsolved crime, murder investigation, conspiracy, cover up ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, killer, writers, serial killer, contract killer, assassin, police detective, vengeance, psychopath, danger, writer's life ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987, 70s
Place:
texas, california, oregon, new york
Similarity:
20%
92K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, tense, clever, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, revenge, sniper, assassination, rivalry, spy, contract killer, hotel, mexican standoff, bank, cat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
puerto rico, usa, seattle, south america, detroit ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Story:
When the daughter of a minister gets kidnapped, Christy is called upon to rescue her. Although he manages to save her, he himself gets embroiled in the kidnapper's murder.
Style:
suspense, tense, contemplative, unusual plot structure, captivating
Plot:
murder, false accusation, snitch, police, chase, father son relationship, danger, police investigation, murder investigation, relationships, family relations, accusation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mumbai india, bombay india, london
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A woman awakens from a coma after a car accident and begins having shocking visions of her future murder. It's a race against the clock as she tries to solve and prevent her own murder.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, exciting
Plot:
murder, investigation, precognition, supernatural power, foreknowledge, murder investigation, supernatural, female protagonist, supernatural ability, threat, race against time, uncover truth ...
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